WHEREAS: The clash of cultures and people known as the Sudbury Fight came violently to our Town of Sudbury 350 years ago on April 21, 1676,
WHEREAS: Seventy-four English militiamen lost their lives.
WHEREAS: Approximately 120 members of a coalition of Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and Narragansett Native Americans lost their lives, as estimated by Puritan authors. No bodies were found to be counted.
All of the individuals whose lives were lost in this tragic encounter are to be honored and respected.
Sudbur Weekly, 350 years ago...
For the indigenous fighters, it was a strategic victory, but not celebrated as such.
For the Town, it was a near extinction.
For the majority of the Engish militia, it was death.
Great source of info (detailed info) with an indigenous perspective, Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's War by Lisa Brooks.
Sudbury Fight
One-quarter mile north took place the Sudbury Fight with King Philip's Indians on April 21, 1676. Captain Samuel Wadsworth fell with twenty-eight of his men; their monument stands in the burying ground.
The Goodnow Garrison House
Portion of the Goodenow Garrison House in which the settlers took refuge from King Philip''s Indians during the battle of April 18-21, 1676.
Haynes Garrison House
One-Eighth of a mile north is the site of the Haynes Garrison House the home of Deacon John Haynes. Here the settlers by their brave defense saved the town when King Philip and his Indian warriors attacked Sudbury in April, 1676.
Sudbury
Settled 1638 by a company of Puritans who arrived in the ship "Confidence" and were attracted by the meadows on the Musketaquid River. Named after Sudbury in Suffolk.
The Public History of King Philip's War: A Panel Discussion (youtibe) hosted by the Wayland Library. Link to more resources
Historical markers erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony is the original book produced to document the markers.
Marked Territory: Rethinking Massachusetts' Roadside Histories - blog post pondering the same question.
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Started: 2023-02-23 jch.com/sudbury/history/SudburyFight.html <> jch, aka YON - Jan C. Hardenbergh